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Construction workers will be expected to show their skills card on 8 February as part of an industry-wide planned audit<\/h2>\n

In a bid to highlight the use of expired or fraudulent skills cards an industry-wide audit will take place next week.<\/p>\n

On the 8 February 2017 construction workers across the UK should be prepared to show their skills card during the planned audit.<\/p>\n

Skills card checks<\/h3>\n

Member companies of Build UK<\/a> and the Civil Engineering Contractors Association<\/a> will check all cards on that day, with the aim of ensuring they are up to date and are the smart cards type.<\/p>\n

It is hoped the audit will not only ensure everyone is up to date but also promote the value of smart technology. This is used by the Construction Skills Certification Scheme<\/a> (CSCS) and other affiliated schemes to ensure cards are not being used fraudulently.<\/p>\n

Build UK chief executive Suzannah Nichol said: \u201cThe smart card audit is a great chance for us to understand what steps we need to take to fully integrate smart technology into the industry\u2019s daily practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy emphasising the benefits of smart cards and driving increased industry uptake, Build UK and its members can continue to lead positive change in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Skills card scandal<\/h3>\n

In 2015 the card scheme came under fire for fraud<\/a>, after a number of test centres across the country reportedly awarded the qualification to workers in return for money. Candidates were also given the answers to the exam as they sat it.<\/p>\n

The investigation was led by BBC London and BBC Newsnight and found via a Freedom of Information request to the CITB there were 96 reported incidents of CSCS fraud in 2012. This figure increase from 264 in 2013 to 311 in 2014.<\/p>\n

As a result of the exposure action was taken to reinstate confidence<\/a> in the scheme. All CSCS cards issued at the test centres found to be fraudulent were withdrawn and all cardholders were required to retake the test.<\/p>\n

Accreditation was withdrawn for the training firms identified in the programme WEP and Future Training 4 Jobs by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and the British Safety Council.<\/p>\n

CSCS also met with all 24 awarding organisations to review accredited training centre security and audit procedures.<\/p>\n

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